The coronavirus pandemic has seen the British music festival go from an expected summer highlight to a far off dream. However, this pipe dream may not be too far from reality, because a new UK music festival has been announced today (September 29th).
A partnership between music promotion giants Futuresounds and Somewhere, the brand new festival is called Get Together. Get Together organisers wrote in an official statement today that they are “looking forward to a time when music fans are once again able to share the joy of being in the same space and sharing the excitement of live music”.
Get Togethers’ first-ever instalment will commence at Sheffield University’s Students Union. The exact dates of Get Together will fall on the Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday, May 1st and Sunday, May 2nd 2021.
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The anticipated Get Together festival have also divulged details surrounding their lineup today, with promises of more names being revealed in the next few weeks. At the forefront of the impressive lineup are headliners Self Esteem and The Murder Capital.
Other exciting names for the inaugural event include indie-rock band The Orielles, Tim Burgess, and Glaswegian group Walt Disco. Additional information regarding the Get Together 2021 lineup can be found here.
In addition to a full bill of music, Get Together will orchestrate a beer and cider festival in the delightful gardens of the Students Union, and a delicious array of street food stalls supplied by independent eateries in the local area. Tickets for Get Together 2021 will go on sale on Friday, October 2nd at 10:00 am, and will be accessible from here.
There is a pre-sale ticket link that will be available to festival lovers who sign up to the Get Together mailing list before 10:00am on Thursday, October 1st. More information about the presale ticket links can be found here.
Singer-songwriter Self Esteem confirmed her headliner status for Get Together 2021 via a post to Instagram. Self Esteem, real name Rebecca Taylor, posted a snap of the lineup, joking in the caption: “Lovely bit of font size that!”
As well as sets at Get Together, both The Orielles and The Murder Capital have exciting live performances penned into their respective calendars. The Orielles are scheduled to deliver a one-off performance in London this month.
Set to play a small, intimate show to 150 people at The Jazz Club in Camden, The Orielles’ forthcoming gig will take place on Tuesday, October 6th. As you can imagine, tickets for the show sold like hotcakes, and are now sold out. Meanwhile, The Murder Capital are scheduled to perform at Liverpool’s Sound City music festival in April 2021.
